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Spring Flooding
12:38 pm
Fri May 6, 2011

Guardsmen, patrol officers rescued from floodway

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A screen grab still frame of a video by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of the second intentional levee blast near New Madrid, Mo. on May 3.
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Updated 1 p.m. with news of river closure to traffic.

The Missouri National Guard and Missouri State Highway Patrol have performed countless water rescues during the flood of 2011. But late Thursday and early Friday, many of the soldiers and officers found themselves in need of rescue.

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Morning round-up
9:23 am
Fri May 6, 2011

Morning headlines: Friday, May 6, 2011

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Christopher Coleman was found guilty Thursday night in the strangling death of his wife, Sheri Coleman, and their two sons. The jury of 10 women and two men will now decide if Coleman should be sentenced to life in prison or the death penalty.
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After Guilty Verdict, Jury Will Now Decide Coleman's Punishment

The jury that convicted Christopher Coleman in the murder of his wife and sons now must decide whether he’s eligible for the death penalty.

Jurors deliberated for nearly 15 hours over two days before finding the 34-year-old Coleman guilty of three counts of first-degree murder Thursday evening. Thirty-one-year-old Sheri Coleman and the couple's 9- and 11-year-old sons were strangled in their Columbia home in May 2009.

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Chris Coleman
9:54 pm
Thu May 5, 2011

Coleman guilty of murders

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A jury in Waterloo, Ill. has found Chris Coleman guilty of strangling his wife Sheri and their two sons.
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Columbia, Ill. police found Sheri, 9-year-old Gavin (L) and 11-year-old Garett Coleman (R) strangled in their beds on May 5, 2009. Two years later, Coleman's husband Christopher would be convicted in their deaths.
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Two years ago today, police in Columbia, Ill. found 31-year-old Sheri Coleman and her sons - 11-year-old Garett and nine-year-old Gavin - strangled in their beds.

Tonight, a Monroe County jury found her husband Chris guilty of their deaths, after 14 hours of deliberation spread over two days.

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

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SLPS attendance
9:51 pm
Thu May 5, 2011

SLPS board orders internal investigation of attendance figures

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The appointed board overseeing the St. Louis Public Schools has directed its superintendent, Kelvin Adams, to conduct his own investigation into reports that some district employees falsified attendance records.

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Illinois Legislature
5:07 pm
Thu May 5, 2011

Ill. House rejects medical marijuana, conceal-carry

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The Illinois State House voted today to reject legislation legalizing medical marijuana and allowing residents to carry concealed weapons.
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The Illinois state House has rejected a measure that would have allowed Illinois residents to carry a concealed weapon.

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